🎙️ Cumberland Unfiltered Podcast – Season 1 (2025)
The flagship show of Cumberland Unfiltered Media. The Cumberland Unfiltered Podcast brings long-form human stories and global voices to the table. From producers, musicians, veterans, and athletes to politicians, activists, and policy makers — every guest brings conviction, perspective, and a story worth hearing. Rooted in Cumberland, Rhode Island, but built for the world, this is where values, culture, and character collide. 📅 New episodes drop every other Monday. Cumberland roots. Unfiltered voices for the world.
Episodes
Peter Bradley’s journey is anything but ordinary. From digging graves at 13 to standing his ground in Town Hall, this episode explores the man behind the controversy — and the controversy behind the man.
Peter opens up about the early days that shaped his worldview, the reason he ran for office, and the internal fight over the Ann & Hope Tax Stabilization Agreement. We also dive into the controversial revaluation process managed by ...
In Episode 016 of Cumberland Unfiltered, maritime historian and author Eric Wiberg unpacks the long-buried stories of WWII wreckage just off the coast of Rhode Island.
• PV-1 Ventura crash on D-Day — 7 men lost, no recovery
• 1951 F-86 mid-air collision over Cumberland — bullets, wreckage, fire
• How Eric uses sonar, military logs, and archival photos to track the past
• The emotional weight of stories that were never closed
Eric has pu...
Mike “Sten” Stenhouse doesn’t play by the establishment rules — not in baseball, not in politics, and not when it comes to exposing what’s really happening in Rhode Island.
In this longform tavern conversation, Sten shares why he believes the free market fails in corrupt systems, how a local school secretly transitioned a teenage girl without telling her parents, and why most elected officials are afraid to speak. He also reflects o...
Rep. Mike Chippendale sits down at the CU-POD tavern table for an unfiltered discussion on Rhode Island politics. We cover the cost overruns at ECHO Village, budget misuse, firearm storage mandates, AG power expansions, and why the system often feels designed to stay broken.
Mike also shares his personal side — from family life and running a business to playing music with his band West On 6.
👉 Connect with Mike: facebook.com/mikechi...
Providence is a city with a past — some delicious, some dangerous, and all unforgettable. In this episode, Bradly VanDerStad, Executive Director of Providence Tour Company, takes us inside two of his most popular tours:
🍝 Crime & Cuisine on Federal Hill — Walk the streets where mob bosses once ruled, hear about the illegal gambling raid that sent a cop through a window, and taste the Italian classics that defined an era.
🥃 Prohibit...
In this episode of Cumberland Unfiltered, we sit down with William “Kirby” Murphy — Marine veteran, Hall of Fame softball player, and 45-year competitor.
From getting recruited aboard the USS Eisenhower to signing pro contracts with Worth, Easton, Louisville, and Miken, Kirby’s journey is built on discipline and loyalty.
He still wakes up at 6AM to train. He still coaches. He still wins.
This is more than a story about softball — it’s...
What happens when schools stop educating and start indoctrinating? Education advocate Ann Marie Banfield joins the Cumberland Unfiltered Podcast to expose the alarming reality behind school retaliation, mental health overreach, hidden student surveys, and the collapse of academic standards. From her work in New Hampshire to her nationwide advocacy, Ann Marie breaks down why parents must reclaim control and why teacher silence is of...
What happens when an average high school athlete ends up drafted into the NHL?
What happens when that same athlete sits down with his dad — a U.S. Army veteran, former mayor of Cumberland, and lifelong competitor?In this episode of Cumberland Unfiltered, Mike Murray joins the table to share how a near-death illness, a forgotten cassette tape, and years of hard-fought grit changed his life — and led to the book Chasing th...
After building a $30M business, surviving open-heart surgery, and tearing his Achilles, Tom Alexander did what few others would — he started over. Not in tech. Not in finance. But in the gritty world of arm wrestling.
In this episode of Cumberland Unfiltered, Tom shares his comeback story, his vision for a media-fueled arm wrestling movement, and the power of believing in something when no one else does.
We also hear the story of Con...
In Episode #008 of Cumberland Unfiltered, we sit down with 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Irving Schild—a man whose life story spans war-torn Europe, the U.S. Marine Corps, and five decades behind the camera at Mad Magazine.
Irving takes us through the harrowing decisions his family made to survive the Holocaust, the safe haven that brought him to America, and the unlikely twists of fate that led to a creative career photographing l...
Guest: Joseph C. Miller III — Special Operations advisor & author of American Commandos
What You’ll Hear:
Inside Afghanistan’s elite Special Ops missions
How military aid was misused — and where the money actually went
What happens when a soldier becomes a whistleblower
How American Commandos tells the truth through fiction
Why patriotism means accountability — not blind loyalty
📕 Grab the book: American Commandos — available now
🧢 Suppo...
🔥 Episode Summary
He didn’t protest.
He didn’t post.
He just booked a flight to India—because there was a line he wouldn’t cross.
In this episode of Cumberland Unfiltered, we sit down with Luke Bonin—a U.S. veteran whose quiet act of kindness went viral… and whose deeper conviction led him to take a stand when it mattered most.
From the viral photo on the curbside in Fall River, to his deployment during the Pat Tillman incide...
🎙 Guests:
Maria Vracic (Founder, Maria’s Red Star Upholstery)
Shaun Galligan (Chair, Warwick School Committee)
Immigration & entrepreneurship
Planning Board removal & town politics
Rhode Island education reform
School committee governance
Public backlash and clarity on controversy
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Topics Covered in Episode 004:
- The housing crisis in the U.S. & Ireland
- Why modular homes are the future of affordable housing
- The push for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) & government pushback
- The decline of skilled trades & its impact on construction
- The art of pouring Guinness & Irish pub culture
🎙 Hosts: Caleb Minson, Brad Dean, Jason Dean, Andrew Bacon
🎤 Guest: Donal Byrne (Founder of BRB Homes)
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Episode Notes
Main Topics Covered
🎙️ Speed Cameras in Cumberland – Necessary enforcement or government overreach?
🎙️ Surveillance & Privacy – How Flock cameras track residents & school bus fines benefit corporations
🎙️ Infrastructure & Overdevelopment – Massive housing projects and their strain on schools & resources
🎙️ Water & Traffic Issues – Brown water complaints, a $10M filtration fix, and road construction gridlock
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Welcome to Cumberland Unfiltered Podcast! Today, we’re setting the stage for what’s to come. Tune in to learn about our mission, meet the hosts, and hear about the topics we’ll cover in future episodes.
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